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Albanese government warned it is ‘sleepwalking into another robodebt scenario’ over use of algorithms and AI

Centre for Public Integrity report calls for audit and public register of all automated decision-making Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The federal government is “sleepwalking its way into another robodebt” scandal amid a lack of transparency and legislation around the use of algorithms and AI in decisions, the chief executive of the independent thinktank the Centre for Public Integrity said. Dr Catherine Williams launched the centre’s “Computer Says No” report on Thursday, which examines the use of automated decision-making (ADM) tools by the government and calls f

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‘Discontent and distrust’: annual social cohesion checkup shows exactly what’s making Australia angry

Cost of living and AI outrank climate change and war as top concerns for future, but support for multiculturalism remains strong Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast The vast majority of Australians support immigration and multiculturalism despite more feeling poorer – and increasingly pessimistic and distrustful of government, the annual Scanlon report on social cohesion has revealed. People are more worried about artificial intelligence than climate change or going to war, but a global economic downturn and cost-of-living pressures are Australians’ key concerns. Cont

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French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe

Temperature and defrosting thresholds raised to ‘very high levels’ at three cold stores stocking vital blood products France’s national blood service has said hackers accessed control systems and boosted temperatures at three cold stores stocking vital blood products, in an apparent escalation of recent cyber-attacks on fridges and freezers across Europe. The French blood service (EFS) said temperature and defrosting thresholds had been raised to “very high levels” in the attack, adding that its alarm systems had allowed technicians to intervene before the products were compromised. Continue r

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UK to deploy facial recognition in biggest-ever immigration crackdown

Documents show Home Office developing programme to use technology for general immigration enforcement The Home Office is preparing to deploy facial recognition technology at transport hubs and public events as part of the biggest immigration enforcement crackdown in British history. Policy documents show the government has been developing a programme to deploy live facial recognition (LFR) cameras for “general immigration enforcement”, including non-criminal immigration offences. Continue reading...

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How a scientist went from hero to traitor in a US water crisis - video

When the water in Flint, Michigan, became contaminated with dangerous levels of lead, Dr Siddhartha Roy, then a third year PhD student, was part of the team of scientists who publicly contradicted state and federal claims that it was safe. He became a local hero until a new piece of research challenged the idea that children in Flint had been left permanently brain damaged by the crisis. His adherence to the evidence, no matter who it offended, has earned him the 2026 Maddox prize, which recognises individuals who stand up for science and evidence, despite challenges or hostility. He tells Ian Sample how he reflects on his experience in Flint, and why he lost friends as a result of his work there

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